Born in Zacatecas,
Zacatecas, México (1928).
Studied in
Mexico at UNAM (University of Mexico), National School of Plastic
Arts. In 1954 went to Paris to study sculpture under Ossip Zadkine
at the Academia Colorossi. Has been active in both painting and
sculpture, winnin particular recognition for his original and
vanguard work as a sculptor. Has done sculptural metal murals
for public and private buildings. Has had works selected for the
First and Second Paris Biennials, the Sixth Sao Paulo Biennial,
the Fourth Tokyo Biennial and the Twentieth Watercolor Biennial
of the Brooklyn Museum. In 1973 was accepted as a member of the
Mexican Academy of Art; in 1975 was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship,
and in 1988 won the National Art Award. Has shown his work in
numerous international exhibitions.
-1962. First Sculpture
Biennial , México,D.F.
-1966. Confrontación 66. Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes,
INBA, México D.F.
-1978. Mexico Today, Mexican Museum, San Francisco, EUA.
-1981. México
ayer y hoy, Petit Palais, París, Francia.
-1982. Libro objeto, Juan Martín Gallery, México.
-1984. Recent works. Arte Actual Mexicano Gallery, Monterrey.
-1986. Confrontación 86, Museo del Palacio de Bellas
Artes, INBA, México D.F.
-1997. Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey, México.
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